Utetheisa lotrix
Crotalaria Moth at Higgins, ACT
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| Utetheisa lotrix | donhe | 4 Dec 2022 | |
| Utetheisa pulchelloides | donhe | 4 Dec 2022 | |
| Utetheisa pulchelloides | ibaird | 3 Dec 2022 | |
| Utetheisa lotrix | donhe | 3 Dec 2022 | |
| Utetheisa (genus) | AlisonMilton | 2 Dec 2022 |
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1 comment
3 Dec 2022
Checking again with Moths of Victoriá guide to distinguishing the two speces, I think this is U, pulchelloides due tothe resence of the red spot (second image, trailing edge outer forewing).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.029525-35.238347
- Altitude 587.3m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Nov 2022 07:58 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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- AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Utetheisa lotrix Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Utetheisa lotrix Scientific name
- Crotalaria Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 651m Recorded at altitude
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